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Chasing Shadows
Memoirs of a Sixties Survivor
by Fred A. Wilcox
ISBN: 1877946753
ISBN-13: 9781877946752
Format: Hardcover
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Summary
This narrative conveys the heavy price paid by a young man who dared to reject his family's conventional dream that he would become a doctor. Instead, he choose the impossible life of a poet living on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in the early 60s.
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'...[A] painful memoir. Recommended for readers interested in exploring the darker side of the Beat generation." -- William Gargan
-- Philadelphia Inquirer
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Permanent Pr Pub Co
Published date: 1996
Edition: 1th edition
Size: 6 x 9 inches
Weight: 0.95 pounds
Pages: 197
Publisher's Notes
"Wilcox, a nice kid from the sticks, came to New York City with dreams of living the hip life in the 60's and turning out great art. He wound up spending most of his days chasing down free drinks and cheap thrills at Manhattan dives, whose patrons he evokes with affection. It's a time of squatters flats, 'hippie chicks, ' heroin, Bob Dylan. He has a deft touch for conjuring up the fight period details". -- Kirkus
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Chasing Shadows: Memoirs of a Sixties Survivor
Fred A. Wilcox
Permanent Press (NY). Used - Very Good. Former Library book. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! ( more information) Offered by Better World Books (United States)
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Chasing Shadows: Memoirs of a Sixties Survivor
Fred A. Wilcox
Permanent Press (NY), 1996-10. Hardcover. Acceptable. We suggest the use of priority shipping, where available. Media mail can take up to three weeks for delivery. We ship every business day. Used books may not contain original publisher materials, ie cd and infotrak ( more information) Offered by textbook recycle (United States)
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Chasing Shadows: Memoirs of a Sixties Survivor
Fred A. Wilcox
Permanent Press (NY), 1996-10. Hardcover. Very Good. NF/NF. Jacket has Minor shelf wear, binding tight, pages clean and unmarked. ( more information) Offered by Birkitt's Books (United States)
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Chasing Shadows
Wilcox, Fred A
Sag Harbor, NY: Permanent Press. VG+ in VG+ DJ. 1996. 1st printing. Hardcover. Keywords: Beat Counterculture, 1-877946-75-3. ( more information) Offered by Books End (United States)
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Chasing Shadows: Memoirs of a Sixties Survivor
Wilcox, Fred A
Sag Harbor, NY, U.S.A.: Permanent Press (NY). Cloth. 1877946753 crisp clean hardcover . Very Good. 1996. First Edition. ( more information) Offered by Stone Cottage Books (United States)
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Chasing Shadows: Memoirs of a Sixties Survivor
Wilcox, Fred A
Sag Harbor, New York, U.S.A.: Permanent Pr Pub Co, 1996 First edition, October 1996, 1500 copies. Black hardcover (cloth?) in as new condition. Binding/pages tight, clean, unmarked. Price and date written in pencil on top right corner of title page. 197 pages. DJ not price clipped; in Brodart jacket. Book and DJ both AS NEW. . Limited. Cloth. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Village Books, Inc (United States)
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Chasing Shadows
Wilcox, Fred
Sag Harbor, NY: The Permanent Press, 1996. 8vo-over 7 3/4"-9 3/4" tall. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. ( more information) Offered by Dan Behnke Bookseller (United States)
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